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About the author

Noah M. J. Pickus is assistant professor of public policy and political science at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University.

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In this important book, a distinguished group of historians, political scientists, and legal experts explore three related issues: the Immigration and Naturalization Service's historic review of its citizenship evaluation, recent proposals to alter the oath of allegiance and the laws governing dual citizenship, and the changing rights and responsibilities of citizens and resident aliens in the United States. How Americans address these issues, the contributors argue, will shape broader debates about multiculturalism, civic virtue and national identity. The response will also determine how many immigrants become citizens and under what conditions, what these new citizens learn_and teach_about the meaning of American citizenship, and whether Americans regard newcomers as intruders or as fellow citizens with whom they share a common fate. less

Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 IntroductionPart 3 Part I. The Meaning of AmericanizationChapter 4 The Promise of American CitizenshipChapter 5 Citizenship in Theory and Practice: A Response to Charles KeslerChapter 6 "Am I an American or Not?" Reflections on Citizenship, Americanization, and RaceChapter 7 Reviving Americanization: A Response to Juan PereaPart 8 Part II. Nationalism and CitizenshipChapter 9 Nationalism, Cosmopolitanism, and the United StatesChapter 10 A National Solidarity? A Response to David HollingerChapter 11 To Make Natural: Creating Citizens for the Twenty-First CenturyChapter 12 Why Naturalization Should Be Easy: A Response to Noah PickusPart 13 Part III. Multiple Memberships?Chapter 14 Plural CitizenshipsChapter 15 Why Immigrants Want Dual Citizenship (And We Should Too): A Response to Peter SchuckChapter 16 Alienage Classification in a Nation of Immigrants: Three Models of "Permanent" ResidenceChapter 17 Membership and American Social Contracts: A Response to Hiroshi MotomuraChapter 18 Index

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Although the book contains many useful reflections on the 1997 report of the Commision on Immigration Reform, most of the pieces extend well beyond it to broader considerations of the contemporary meaning of citizenship in the United States. The volume's major contribution is to provide a theoretical background for the general themes of U.S. immigration law and policy. The selections are high quality and the book holds together as a whole. The combination of longer essays and shorter responses would work well in any upper-division or graduate class which treats the topic of immigration at length, and many of the contributions counter the prevailing wisdom, which may spark energetic classroom conversation. For those wishing to enter into the current conversation, this volume is a better starting place than most.